FHWA Bridge Management Update Pontis Users Group Meeting September 11, 2012 New Orleans, LA Wade F. Casey, P.E. Federal Highway Administration Washington D.C.
Presentation Outline Bridge Management Questionnaire Bridge Management Peer Exchanges Bridge Management Technical Assist. National Bridge Management, Inspection and Preservation Conference National Bridge Mgmt Business Plan and Roadmap Performance Based Management of Highway Bridges Training Course 2
Presentation Outline BMS Implementation Guide Case Studies National Tunnel Inspection Standards Long Term Bridge Performance Program Converter 3
Bridge Management Questionnaire Report issued on July 11, 2011 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/br idge/management/bms.pd f http://www.tsp2.org/bridge /national-bridge- 2011/presentationsvideos/ Repeat questionnaire periodically Target Sept Oct 2012
Bridge Management Questionnaire Bridge Management Case Studies (BMCS) Develop/Deploy New Training Regional Bridge Management Peer Exchanges (RBMPEs) FHWA Bridge Management Questionnaire Report Bridge Management Technical Assistance Plan (BMTAP) Targeted State Bridge Management Process Improvement Reviews (TBMPIRs) Bridge Management Business Plan (BMBP) National Bridge Management, Inspection and Preservation Conference (BMIPC)
ASSET MANAGEMENT Bridges & Structures So West Bridge Management Peer Exchanges 2008-2011 Portland, OR 2010 Indy, IN 2010 Lakewood, CO 2009 N West So East East Midwest No East Did not participate Manchester, NH 2011 Fredericksburg, VA 2008 Atlanta, GA 2009 DC PR
Bridge Management Peer Exchanges FY 2013 FY 2016? May 2013 and Aug 2013? Preliminary Planning Stage for repeat of the BMPEs Looking for host states
Bridge Management: Technical Assistance - Training Workshop at the Natl Conf. Nov 2011 Alabama DOT Dec 2011 Wisconsin DOT May 2011 Penn DOT May 2012 Wyoming DOT Aug 2012 Georgia DOT Aug 2012
Training on new AASHTO Elements FHWA Resource Center services Introduction to Element Level Bridge Inspection Target audience Federal, State, and local highway agency employees, and consultants involved in inspecting bridges or in charge of a bridge inspection unit
Training on new AASHTO Elements Can be tailored to specific needs One to two day training sessions 13 requested, 6 completed for a total of 19 sessions Contacts Larry O Donnell FHWA Resource Center (708) 283-3502 Larry.O Donnell@dot.gov Sonny Jadun FHWA Resource Center (708) 283-3529 Sonny.Jadun@dot.gov Derek Soden FHWA Resource Center (720) 963-3235 Derek.Soden@dot.gov 10
National Bridge Management, Inspection, and Preservation Conference Nov 1-2, 2011 Location: St. Louis http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/brid ge/preservation/events/2011 nbmip.pdf http://www.tsp2.org/bridge/n ational-bridge- 2011/presentations-videos/
National Bridge Management Business Plan and Roadmap Solicit feedback for kinds of activities to be included in the plan Roadmap delineates activities to be pursued
Bridge Management WBT Course Series Develop web based training course consisting of Bridge Management Fundamentals Performance Based Management of Highway Bridges Material developed will be reviewed by a State DOT / Federal panel FL, NC and MI will participate
BMS Implementation Guide Develop and deploy a BMSI guide Addresses the kinds of activities a State DOT needs to do to develop a viable BMS Material developed will be reviewed by a State DOT / Federal panel NY, ID, and VA will participate
Bridge Management Case Studies http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/as set/hif12029/hif12029.pdf Published February 2012 George Hearn was the PI 3 rd Case study in preliminary planning stage Nominations open for states to participate
Culvert & Storm Drain Management Case Study Develop questionnaires for Case Study Conduct field interviews of states involved with case study. Analyze data from questionnaire and field interviews Publish Reports Target, FY 2013
National Tunnel Inspection Stds NTIS draft final rule to be revised based on requirements set forth in MAP-21, TBD Revise Tunnel Operation, Maintenance, Inspection and Evaluation (TOMIE) Manual in light of MAP-21, Spring 2013 National Tunnel Inventory Schema and Coding Guide being developed, Spring 2013
Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program Current Activities Completed Pilot Bridge Phase of Study Held Industry Day 7/16/2012 Met with State Coordinators, ETGs, and TRB LTBP Committees Completing Draft Reports Seeking Input from Stakeholders on Draft Reports Developing and Testing the Bridge Portal Identifying Bridges for Long-Term Data Collection
http://www.fhwa. dot.gov/research/ tfhrc/programs/inf rastructure/struct ures/ltbp/ LTBPP
Converter New tool: Converter Allow for NBI <> element data conversion Concept: Old translator and NBIAS synthesizing process Status: Under development
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